More than 105 people died each month from drug poisoning between May 2020 and April 2021
New HPSA survey shows 1 in 3 Canadians do not know how to safely dispose of old, unused medications
Longtime addict Nathan Watts offers a user’s perspective on substance use
RCMP and BC Coroners Service investigating
Meanwhile, Lake Country’s overdose calls roughly doubled last year over 2019.
BC Emergency Health Services says frontline workers responded to 146 overdose patients
Allayah Yoli Thomas was found dead by her friend the morning of April 15
Inpatient treatment services important part of continuum of care, says IH
Victim was not breathing following overdose, until life-saving efforts of police
Roughly 11 people died every two days in January
Interior Health seeking bids for concept plan for mental health and substance use facility
There are 23,000 people in the province using opioid alternatives
B.C. is dealing with two public health crises
Deaths in older age groups have nearly doubled from 2019
The initiative comes at a time when overdose deaths are spiking
British Columbia’s government created a safe supply program in March
COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate the overdose crisis
